Substitution in Some Quranic Texts with Reference to their Realizations in English. A Syntactic and Lexical Study.

Abstract

The study deals with the relation of substitution, which is one of theconstructional linguistic ties that contribute in textual cohesion byforming a textual net which helps interpreting and understanding thetext. Substitution works at grammatical and lexical levels to achievetextual cohesion. Understanding the substituted items is achieved byreturning to the previous ones. The problem is represented in findingsubstitutional expressions in the Qur'an texts and identifying theirtypes as it is not an easy task for those who are not specialized withArabic and Qur'anic studies as well as revealing to which extent theycan achieve textual cohesion inside surah to avoid redundancy whichresulted from repetition. This study aims at finding the role ofsubstitution in the Qur'anic textual tying and achieving textual unity inorder to enable readers to read the Glorious Qur'an and to facilitate itsunderstanding for native and non-native speakers or readers andfinding out the Qur'anic miracles, styles and systems through cohesivedevices as well as knowing the way of textual building and cohesion.The study depends on two hypotheses which are: 1- substitution is aprominent device in cohesion which works at the grammatical and